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"The Steadfast Tin Soldier" (Danish: Den standhaftige tinsoldat) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tin soldier's love for a paper ballerina. The tale was first published in Copenhagen by C.A. Reitzel on 2 October 1838 in the first booklet of Fairy Tales Told for Children.
The Steadfast Tin Soldier A translation of Hans Christian Andersen's "Den standhaftige Tinsoldat" by Jean Hersholt. Info & links. There were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers. They were all brothers, born of the same old tin spoon. They shouldered their muskets and looked straight ahead of them, splendid in their uniforms, all red and blue.
The tin soldier’s unwavering devotion to the paper ballerina, despite the many obstacles he faces, is seen as a representation of the power of love. Some also interpret the story as a commentary on the class divide, as the tin soldier and the ballerina come from different worlds and must overcome societal barriers to be together.
One of the shortest among Andersen’s well-known tales, ‘The Steadfast Tin Soldier’ is about a toy soldier who falls in love with a paper ballerina, and who undergoes a series of hardships, seemingly as a result.
The Brave Tin Soldier. by Hans Christian Andersen. This lesser-known Hans Christian Andersen story is also known as The Steadfast Tin Soldier. THERE were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers, who were all brothers, for they had been made out of the same old tin spoon.
The Steadfast Tin Soldier. There were once five and twenty tin soldiers. They were brothers, for they had all been made out of the same old tin spoon. They all shouldered their bayonets, held themselves upright, and looked straight before them. Their uniforms were very smart-looking—red and blue—and very splendid.
Den standhaftige Tinsoldat (The Steadfast Tin Soldier) by Hans Christian Andersen
„The Steadfast Tin Soldier“ is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that tells the story of a one-legged tin soldier who falls in love with a beautiful paper ballerina. The ballerina stands en pointe on one leg, making the soldier believe they have something in common.
This touching story by Hans Christian Andersen relates how a brave tin soldier keeps a stiff upper lip and remains steadfast throughout all his troubles. He is treated unfairly but never complains, and always remains true to the toy ballerina with whom he has fallen in love.
The Steadfast Tin Soldier is the first story Andersen wrote without a folktale source or literary model, so it stands as a completely original work of the imagination, which changed the...